Warriors head coach Mark Jackson started his customary slow gait toward a post-practice media huddle last week, but he quickly changed pace and path when he sensed that his best player might be distressed.

Before Jackson's beeline could reach Stephen Curry, assistant coach Lindsey Hunter explained to Jackson that Curry simply slammed a ball off the floor that echoed his frustration, because he had made 20 of 22 three-point attempts.

That's right. He missed two.

"I would be moonwalking if I hit those numbers," Jackson said. "It just shows that (Curry) has a different mentality.

"Steph expects greatness and does not settle for anything less. So even after he does something great, he goes through it again and again. I would probably have written that number on the board or gotten a tattoo with that number on it."

Curry has plenty of fancy numbers already, but he seeks perfection - and maybe some respect because of the position he is playing along the way.

He is the only player in league history with career percentages of at least 46 from the floor, 44 from distance and 90 from the foul line. He's second all-time in three-point shooting percentage, and as soon as he reaches the requisite number of free-throw attempts to qualify (1,200), he'll be at least the third-best to ever shoot them.

Curry set the NBA's single-season record for three-pointers last season, hitting 272 on 53 fewer shots than it took Ray Allen to establish the mark in 2005-06. He passed Jason Richardson for the Warriors' franchise mark of 700 three-pointers Saturday, and did so on 424 fewer attempts in 162 fewer games.

"Any time you can set a record for a franchise that has been around for a while and pass a guy like J-Rich, who was a proud Warrior for six years, it's a big accomplishment," Curry said without a canned statement written for him. "It's a tribute to being healthy, my shooting percentage and guys getting me open."

Curry, perhaps the best player who has not been an All-Star, goes into Monday's game in his hometown of Charlotte No. 9 in the league is scoring, third in assists and among the top 15 in steals.

But for all of that, Curry is seldom seen as a true point guard. Few doubt him as a player, but many doubt his position.

In NBA.com's annual survey of the league's 30 general managers, Curry didn't receive a single vote as the game's best point guard. He tied for third as the game's best shooting guard, finishing behind James Harden and Kobe Bryant.

"I'm not a stereotypical pass-first point guard," he said. "I guess I shouldn't even say, 'It's the pass-first thing.' Point guards don't usually shoot as well as they do other things on the floor. I do. That's always going to sway some people's perceptions of how I play the position, but that doesn't really matter.

"It's what my past coaches have wanted me to do, it's what Coach Jackson has told me to do, and it's what I've got to go out there and do."

The Warriors are 24-4 when Curry scores at least 20 and has at least 10 assists. He's done that in four of his past eight games, averaging 28 points on 49.1 percent field-goal shooting and 44.7 percent three-point shooting, 8.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds and two steals per game during the run.

"I obviously still have some things to work on, but I like the responsibility, and I feel like as we continue to jell as a team, the way I can run the show as the point guard will manifest itself," Curry said.

In snapping an 11-game losing streak against Memphis on Saturday, Curry played the game's first 45:21. In the opening quarter, he didn't shoot once - but had four assists and three rebounds as the Warriors opened a 14-point lead.

"We needed the win, and he's our best player," Jackson said. "I kept him in there, and I kept the ball in his hands. That's what the best players do. They will themselves and they will their group to big-time wins."

Monday's game

Who: Warriors (12-9) at Bobcats (9-11)

Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte

When: 4 p.m.

TV/Radio: CSNBA/680

Of note: Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has made 26 of 42 three-point attempts (61.9 percent) in six career games in his hometown of Charlotte. ... The Bobcats have not allowed an opponent to score 100 points in 13 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the NBA. ... Charlotte has the league's worst offense, ranking last with 89.6 points per game and 41.2 field-goal shooting. ... Bobcats center Al Jefferson has recorded four straight double-doubles and has averaged 18 points and 12.3 rebounds during the stretch. ... Charlotte will be without 2012 No. 2 overall pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who broke his hand Tuesday.